On
01/05/1903, the office of the Assistant to the Attorney General
was established to administer the antitrust laws and laws to regulate
commerce. On 02/25/1903 Congress passed a FY 1904 appropriation
of $500,000. However, the Deficiency Act of 03/03/1903 authorized
the immediate use of the FY04 appropriation.

1904

500

-

500

The
appropriation of $500K authorized for FY 1904 was used to fund
the Assistant to the Attorney General for FYs 1904 through 1907
(and part of FY 1903 - see FY 1903 note). Treasury balances each
year were authorized for use in subsequent years.

1905

0

-

0

1906

0

-

0

1907

0

-

0

1908

250

-

250

1909

250

-

250

1910

100

-

100

1911

203

-

203

Included
the following: transfer of $494 from "Enforcement & Antitrust
Laws" to "Acts to Regulate Commerce;" also included funds from
the following Deficiency Acts: $1.4K dated 03/04/13, and $900
dated 10/22/1913.

For
FY 2002, the Division's funding of $130,791,000 is offset by a
prior year unobligated balance of $10,095,000, reducing the reliance
on current year fee collections to $120,696,000.

2003

-

133,133

133,133

2004

21,133

112,000

133,133

The
FY 2004 appropriation authorized Antitrust $21.133 million in
‘direct' funding since the fee estimate of $112 million was not
enough to cover the total appropriation of $133.133 million.

2005

37,763

101,000

138,763

2006

28,088

116,000

144,088

A
Department-wide rescission was applied against the Division's
original appropriation of $144.451 million, resulting in a $363,000
reduction to the Division's fiscal year 2006 appropriation

2007

18,819

129,000

147,819

2008

8,819

139,000

147,819

2009

0

157,788

157,788

2010

61,170

102,000

163,170

2011

60,844

102,000

162,844

A Department-wide rescission was applied against the Division's original appropriation of $163.170 million, resulting in a $326,340 reduction to the Division's fiscal year 2011 appropriation.

2012

49,587

110,000

159,587

2013

44,039

115,000

159,039

A Department-wide rescission ($.978 million) and sequestration ($2.153 million) was applied against the Division‘s original appropriation of $162.170 million, resulting in a $3.131 million reduction to the Division fiscal year 2013 appropriation